instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
dreamland; land of Nod; realm of dreams
because of; owing to; due to
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
curiosity; inquisitiveness
snake; serpent; large snake
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted